Chemistry

Chemistry

Problem

A particular oxide ion exhibits an N–O bond length of 128 pm128\ \text{pm}. Typical reference values are 147 pm147\ \text{pm} for an N–O single bond and 121 pm121\ \text{pm} for an N=O double bond. Assuming bond order varies linearly with bond length between these limits, determine the bond order of the observed N–O bond to two decimal places.

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